At Home with C. C. Sabathia

“There is a good deal of flow between all the common areas, and it seemed wiser to limit the palette so that they would not feel busy or chaotic,” designer Martin P. Mitchell says of the hues he chose for the great room. The painting is by Starlie Sokol-Hohne. Stark carpet. Kravet patterned pillow fabric.

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“To me home is about being comfortable with family,” says New York Yankees pitcher C. C. Sabathia (right, with his wife, Amber, and Cherry).

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The couple share an 18,000-square-foot house, designed by architect James Paragano in Alpine, New Jersey, with their four children.

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“We told James and Martin that what we wanted was a house that was kid-friendly, classic but modern—yet not so modern that it felt hard,” says Amber Sabathia. Mitchell incorporated an aquarium into one of the family room’s walls. Kravet sofa and drapery fabrics.

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The study serves as Amber Sabathia’s office, where she holds meetings for the couple’s foundation, PitCCh In, and as a trophy room for the many awards C. C. Sabathia has won, including his 2007 AL Cy Young award.

Adding a second floor above the great room gave C. C. Sabathia a new closet, providing plenty of storage for his extensive sneaker collection. The space boasts a dry bar with a microwave and Sub-Zero refrigerator drawers. Lutron shade system.

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“It’s ideal for someone who wants a traditional home with a modern feel,” Paragano says of the house. The master bath. Baldwin cabinet pulls.